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Serena Williams was attempting the impossible to win a Major so soon after child birth, says Smith (Image: ITV)

She's almost asking herself to do the impossible, almost her body is a different body from before and after birth

Sam Smith on Serena Williams

“Serena has still been pretty much full on with the child, Alexis Olympia, until about three weeks ago,” Smith said of Serena Williams on ITV 4.

“So she’s almost asking herself to do the impossible, almost her body is a different body from before and after birth.

“I don’t know if you ever saw the documentary with Jessica Ennis-Hill, our great Olympic gold medallist heptathlete, and her coach Toni Minichiello was saying that her times in training before she gave birth and after, it was like two different athletes.

Serena Williams was seen struggling with injury during her doubles match on Sunday (Image: GETTY)

“So it’s not surprising, maybe if you think about it rationally, that Serena has picked up a new injury because maybe the body hasn’t hardened after child birth, I’m not an expert totally.

“But also don’t forget, Serena is 36 going on 37, she has played a lot of tennis, she’s hit a lot of serves.

“It might not be the fact that she’s a new mum, it might be that there’s some wear and tear which I think is all completely understandable.”